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Mississippi State wins College World Series for first ever national team title
Mississippi State baseball beat Vanderbilt, 9-0, to win the 2021 College World Series for the school s first ever national championship in a team sport.
June 30, 2021 9:25 pm
Mississippi State infielder Kellum Clark (11), center, celebrates a three-run home run against Vanderbilt during the seventh inning in Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) Mississippi State baseball beat Vanderbilt, 9-0, to win the 2021 College World Series for the school’s first ever national championship in a team sport.
Starkville, the wait is over: Your Bulldogs are national champions.
Mississippi State bulldozed Vanderbilt in Game 3 of the College World Series Final on Wednesday, winning 9-0 behind a lights-out pitching performance and top-to-bottom contributions from the lineup.
Facing Vanderbilt s Kumar Rocker, widely considered to be among the top picks in next month s MLB draft, the Bulldogs struck for three runs through two innings thanks to some Vanderbilt miscues. Rocker walked two batters and made an error in the first two frames.
The Bulldogs blew the game open in the fifth, as four of the first five hitters singled to make the score 5-0 and knock Rocker out of the game. Mississippi State scored four more times in the seventh inning on a solo home run by Logan Tanner and a three-run blast by Kellum Clark to increase the lead to 9-0.
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OMAHA, Neb. From the first pitch Wednesday night to the last ground ball, Mississippi State never relented on the field at TD Ameritrade Park. Or in the seats.
The Bulldogs and their incredible throng of fans won it all at the College World Series with a 9-0 rout of Vanderbilt in the decisive Game 3 of the championship series, settling an SEC score and putting to an end this gut-wrenching and unforgettable year of college sports.
What a finish it was. And a fitting team to win the final championship, Mississippi State’s first in any NCAA team sport.
Coach Chris Lemonis’ bunch on Wednesday did not need to rely on the grit or resilience that powered it through a grueling year and brought MSU to the cusp of a title.
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